forestrecon's PhotoBlog

Earth First! Road Blockade

2009-07-22T23:00:49Z

Earth First! and Cascadia Rising Tide blocked a logging road in Elliott State Forest, Oregon in July, 2009. Loggers were kept out for a few of days until sixty Oregon State Police and other law enforcement moved in and arrested 27 activists. It took two days for police to remove all the blockaders from their positions. The blockade consisted of a bipod, skypod, gate and barrel lock-downs, overturned cargo van, and a slashpile.

Tree-sit in Six rivers Roadless Area

2008-07-24T08:08:46Z

A new tree-village in Six Rivers National forest was recently evacuated because of the nearby Hells Half wildfire. The air in the area has been very unhealthy due to heavy smoke. The tree-sit was in the Burnt Ranch and the Underwood Mountain area. Forest defenders were trying to stop the building of a road in a roadless area. Sierra Pacific Industries is hoping to use the road to access old-growth on their property that is adjacent to the National Forest.

Kinetic Grand Championship 2008

2008-05-27T21:24:09Z

The start of the 40th annual Kinetic Sculpture Grand Championship race in Arcata, California.

Camp-out at Grizzly Creek

2008-05-11T22:02:33Z

These are photos taken during a Humboldt Forest Defense camp-out at Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park in California. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed closing this park due to budget problems.

SLAM Fest at HSU

2008-04-28T03:15:37Z

Today was the Sustainable Living Arts and Music Festival at Humboldt State University.

420 Festival in Humboldt

2008-04-21T03:11:16Z

Thousands of people gathered in Redwood Park on 4-20-08 for the annual Arcata 420 Fest. At 4:20 pm a huge cloud of marijuana smoke filled the park.

Santa Barbara

2008-01-12T19:57:50Z

I am spending my winter in Santa Barbara.

Protest At City Hall

2007-10-01T05:03:22Z

These are some photos of a People Project protest at the Arcata City Hall. The police had broken up the People Project's protest encampment at a local park on the previous day. The People Project had been protesting for the human rights of homeless people.

Grizzly Creek Action Camp

2007-09-18T04:04:42Z

We had a Humboldt Forest Defense Action Camp at Grizzly Creek State Park. Trainings included climbing, non-violence, and backwoods. The park is next to the site where activist David Nathan Chain was killed when a logger felled a tree on him nine years ago today. We call it Gypsy Mountain. Gypsy was David's forest name. The memorial that Pacific Lumber installed as part of a wrongful death lawsuit settlement has been vandalized with a drill and red paint.

Arcata Oyster Festival

2007-06-17T22:35:07Z

Yesterday, I took these photos at the Arcata Oyster Festival. Some protesters used the occasion to protest against recent immigration raids in Humboldt County.